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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heathwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heathwood and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Heathwood:
- 36.114506, -85.523588
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Heathwood
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Heathwood is near White County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Heathwood
Communities Also Named Heathwood ...
We found four communities that are also named Heathwood.
Within Tennessee, the name Heathwood is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Heathwood is located in Stanly County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Heathwood that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Heathwood.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Heathwood is located in Charleston County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Heathwood that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Heathwood.
- Pickens County
- This Heathwood is located in Pickens County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast of the Heathwood that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Heathwood.
- Richland County
- This Heathwood is located in Richland County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east southeast of the Heathwood that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Heathwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathwood ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Dry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Honeybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
- Huntland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Peekville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peekville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quality Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quality Estates is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality Estates
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Heathwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heathwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heathwood and extending to:
- Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Heathwood to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heathwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Heathwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heathwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1145, Longitude: -85.5236 In this case, the coordinates for Heathwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.02 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.165 degrees. |
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